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Table 2 Factors associated with self-reported HIV testing among 15–24 years adolescent girls and young women interviewed in the 2019/20 Rwanda DHS (N = 5,732)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with self-reported HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda: evidence from 2019/20 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariable/Adjusted analysis

Characteristics

%HIV Testing

Crude OR

95%CI

P-value

Adjusted OR

95%CI

P-value

Socio-demographic

Age group, in years

15–19

36.5

1.00

  

1.00

  

20–24

80.9

7.38

6.41–8.49

 < 0.001*

2.85

2.42–3.34

 < 0.001*

Living with a man

No

47.4

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

95.5

23.77

17.18–32.89

 < 0.001*

2.33

1.50–3.61

 < 0.001*

Residence

Rural

52.9

1.00

  

1.00

  

Urban

65.3

1.68

1.42–1.98

 < 0.001*

1.27

1.101–1.61

0.045*

Region

Kigali

65.6

1.72

1.36–2.17

 < 0.001*

1.29

0.95—1.74

0.102

South

52.7

1.004

0.84–1.20

0.961

1.17

0.92—1.49

0.208

West

53.0

1.02

0.83–1.25

0.864

1.20

0.92—1.55

0.176

North

57.9

1.24

1.004–1.54

0.046*

1.50

1.15—1.96

0.003*

East

52.6

1.00

  

1.00

  

Highest education

None/Primary

49.6

1.00

  

1.00

  

Secondary

60.7

1.57

1.40–1.77

 < 0.001*

2.24

1.91–2.63

 < 0.001*

Higher

77.6

3.53

2.21–5.64

 < 0.001*

2.44

1.50–3.98

 < 0.001*

Employed in the past 12 months

No

46

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

63

1.99

1.76–2.26

 < 0.001*

1.26

1.09–1.47

0.002*

Wealth index

Poorest

49.4

1.00

  

1.00

  

Poorer

52.3

1.12

0.93–1.36

0.226

1.42

1.10–1.83

0.007*

Middle

52.8

1.15

0.94–1.39

0.172

1.41

1.08–1.83

0.010*

Richer

59.6

1.51

1.24–1.84

 < 0.001*

1.81

1.37–2.39

 < 0.001*

Richest

59.9

1.53

1.27–1.85

 < 0.001*

1.53

1.15–2.03

 < 0.001*

Communication strategies

All media

No

54.8

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

70.9

1.44

1.26–1.65

 < 0.001*

1.36

1.14–1.63

0.001*

Pregnancy

Ever been pregnant

No

44.7

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

98

60.65

37.74–97.46

 < 0.001*

16.83

10.03–28.27

 < 0.001*

HIV sexual risks

Ever had sex

No

38.8

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

83.8

8.19

6.95–9.63

 < 0.001*

2.38

1.94–2.92

 < 0.001*

HIV Knowledge

Comprehensive HIV knowledge

No

49.2

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

62.5

1.71

1.53–1.92

 < 0.001*

1.32

1.15–1.52

 < 0.001*

HIV discriminatory attitudes

No

60.8

1.4

1.24–1.58

 < 0.001*

0.33

0.17–0.65

0.001

Yes

52.6

1.00

  

1.00

  

MTCT knowledge

No

52.5

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

56.8

1.19

1.05–1.35

 < 0.001*

1.08

0.93–1.25

0.311

  1. *—p—value < 0.05, 95% CI—95% confidence interval
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